tfontana (7512) reviewed Force of Nature from CraftRoots Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Taster pour as part of a flight at the brewery. It's a deeply hazy yellow with trace sparkle, finger-width white foamy head with excellent retention and nice, soapy lacing. Aroma is strong, nondescript fruit (maybe a bit of pineapple and citrus leaning toward tangerine) with whiff of musky herb. Taste is strong pineapple rind, lighter citrus and milder malt backbone. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, not the most complex and wish the flavor had more discernible elements but good strength and qualities all around.
tfontana (7512) reviewed Things We Don't Say from CraftRoots Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Taster pour as part of a flight at the brewery. It's an opaque dark yellow with no discernible sparkle, finger-width white foamy head with excellent retention and tons of soapy lacing. Aroma is moderately strong pineapple and herb/vegetal/grass. Taste is strong tropical drink--coconut and pineapple. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste with lingering yeast. Overall, not the strongest Cashmere ever but good.
tfontana (7512) reviewed Soulshine from CraftRoots Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Taster pour as part of a flight at the brewery. It's an opaque light brown-dark yellow with finger-width foamy off-white head with fair retention and nice soapy lacing. Aroma is evergreen/spruce and perfume/floral with citrus and malt base. Taste is strong citrus and tropical fruit. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft-to-average carbonation and finish as taste with yeast and mild lingering bitterness. Overall, not hugely complex but good strength. Nice that all the IPA's here don't taste the same.
tfontana (7512) reviewed Irish Dry Stout from CraftRoots Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Taster pour on tap as part of a flight at the brewery. It's an opaque black with no discernible sparkle, finger-width beige creamy nitro head with excellent retention and trace lacing. Aroma is European malts and hops; lightly roasted malts, suggestions of chocolate and coffee but not powerful. Taste follows aroma with European malts/hops a bit stronger and more roasted than aroma. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, creamy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, true to style and good strength of aroma and flavor.
Chalumeaux (5240) ticked English Pale Ale from CraftRoots Brewing 8 years ago
Chalumeaux (5240) reviewed Irish Dry Stout from CraftRoots Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Taster at the source black brown color with a creamy mocha head. Aromas of roasted chocolate malt licorice and coffee notes. Taste is slightly thin chocolate coffee roasty quality is there and it?s creamy but needs more body. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Irish Stout on 28 Apr 2017 at 18:59 - Score: 6
Chalumeaux (5240) reviewed Full Nelson from CraftRoots Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Taster at the source hazy grapefruit color with a thin white head. Aromas of citrus resinous pine floral notes and grain. Taste is citrus pith pine caramel and slightly bitter finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Full Nelson on 28 Apr 2017 at 19:00 - Score: 7
Chalumeaux (5240) reviewed IPAx2 from CraftRoots Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Taster at the source light hazy golden with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel malt mild citrus scallion and pine. Taste is caramel grassy citrus in the middle with a lingering bitterness in the finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of DIPA on 28 Apr 2017 at 18:58 - Score: 7
Chalumeaux (5240) reviewed Apricot Pale Ale from CraftRoots Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Taster at the source hazy orange with a fluffy white head. Aromas of mild citrus floral notes grain and honey. Taste is slightly sweet notes of caramel grass citrus and a balanced bitterness.
CLW (17000) reviewed Blonde Ale from CraftRoots Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
22 oz. bottle thanks to Chalumeaux! Bottled 4-25-16. The color is indeed blonde, thin bubbly head. Aroma is pale grain, floral hints and a strange old fruit hint.
The flavor has a strong showing of floral bitterness balanced by straw and light honey- like grains. Light body. Carbonation and mouthfeel is a tad soapy. Rather easy drink. Nothing off to report.